Education Counsellor Resume Sample

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Nancy Sheridan

Education Counsellor

Guiding students toward the right path for them

+353 1 555 0621
linkedin.com/in/nancy-sheridan-guidance

Education counsellor with nine years guiding students through course choices, university applications and study-abroad decisions in Dublin. Helps young people and their families navigate options, understand requirements, and make confident, well-informed choices about their education and future. Built a structured guidance programme that improved students' application success and university-offer rates. Carries out one-to-one counselling, runs information sessions, supports personal statements and applications, and advises on funding, visas and pathways. Strong on both the detailed knowledge of courses and systems and the empathy to support anxious students and parents. Patient, encouraging and genuinely invested in each student's outcome. Looking for an education-counsellor, careers-adviser or student-guidance role with a school, college or education provider that puts students first.

Work Experience

Dublin Education Guidance Centre - Dublin, Ireland

Education Counsellor April 2016 to Present 10 years & 3 months

Guide all the students through their course choices, the university applications and the study-abroad decisions.
Built a structured guidance programme that improved the students' application success and the offer rates.
Deliver all the one-to-one counselling and run the information sessions for both students and families.
Support the personal statements, the applications and the full interview preparation for all the students.
Advise on the funding, the visas and the pathways into the different careers and courses.
Support the anxious students and the parents with real patience through all of these big life decisions.

Leinster Secondary School - Dublin, Ireland

Careers & Guidance Advisor August 2014 to March 2016 1 year & 8 months

Advised the secondary students on their subjects, the courses and careers.
Ran the guidance sessions and supported the application process for students.
Learned the counselling, the application systems and student support on the job.
Gained the diploma and then moved into a full education-counsellor role.

Leinster Secondary School - Dublin, Ireland

Student Support Assistant June 2012 to July 2014 2 years & 2 months

Supported students with applications, information and study guidance at a college.
Helped run the open days, the workshops and the careers events.
Learned the student guidance and the full application systems on the job.
Then earned the move into a careers-and-guidance advisor role from there.
Education

Trinity College Dublin

BA (Hons) Psychology (September 2007 to June 2010)

Psychology degree covering development, motivation and guidance, the grounding for counselling young people. It built understanding of how students learn and decide. Led into education and careers guidance.

University College Dublin

Diploma in Guidance & Educational Counselling (September 2012 to June 2014)

Postgraduate diploma in guidance and educational counselling covering careers, applications and student support. It professionalised the counselling craft applied daily. Applied directly to one-to-one student guidance.
Highlights

Better offer rates

Built a structured guidance programme that improved students' application success and university-offer rates. Helping more students reach the right course changes the course of their lives.

Calm through big decisions

Supports anxious students and parents with patience through some of life's biggest choices. Steady, empathetic guidance helps families decide with confidence rather than fear.
Continued Development

Study Abroad & University Admissions

British Council (May 2020 to Present)

Course in international university admissions and study-abroad processes covering applications, funding and visas. It keeps her advice current for students applying to courses overseas.

Safeguarding & Student Wellbeing

Education Support Service (June 2021 to Present)

Training in safeguarding and student wellbeing for education settings. It supports the pastoral side of guiding young people through stressful, high-stakes decisions.
Activities & Interests
Certifications

Guidance & Educational Counselling

University College Dublin (June 2014 to Present)

Postgraduate diploma in guidance and educational counselling covering careers, applications and student support. It professionalised the counselling craft applied daily. Applied directly to one-to-one student guidance.

Career Coaching & Psychometrics

Institute of Guidance Counsellors (April 2019 to Present)

Certification in career coaching and psychometric assessment. It supports the one-to-one guidance and the course-and-career advice given to students and families throughout the year.
Technical Skills
  • Student Counselling
  • University Applications
  • Careers Guidance
  • Course Advice
  • Personal Statements
  • Study Abroad & Visas
  • Funding Advice
  • Information Sessions
  • Family Engagement
  • Student Support
Langauges

English

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Irish

Professional Working Proficiency
Personal Info

Location

Dublin, Ireland

Nationality

Irish

Gender

Female

Notice Period

1 month

Date of Birth

1988-09-12
Personal Skills

Empathy

Communication

Patience

Encouragement

Attention to Detail

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